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Can you skip inoculant?

Pulse type and field conditions determine how  much inoculant your pulse crop needs

By Lisa Guenther January 24, 2017

Inoculating, or even double inoculating, is routine for pulse growers. But is it always necessary, or are their situations where farmers can save a few bucks without affecting yields? The answer, it seems, comes down to crop type and field history. Peas, fababeans and lentils all form symbiotic relationships with the same rhizobium species, and […] Read more

Canola, Cereals, Markets, Pulses

Top three marketing resolutions for 2017

By Jennifer Blair January 17, 2017

This year, instead of making a New Year’s resolution to lose some weight or save some money, consider resolving to improve your marketing plan. PI Financial’s David Derwin has three simple marketing resolutions to get you started.

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola watching South America

By GFM Network News January 11, 2017

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts moved lower during the week ended Wednesday, breaking below some chart resistance levels in the process. The chart pattern is turning flat, however, and further moves will likely depend on outside factors. Speculators have moved to the short side in the canola market, which accounted for some […] Read more

Foliar symptoms of SDS in a soybean crop. (APSnet.org)

Crops, Soybeans

First soy seed treatment cleared against SDS

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News November 15, 2016

A Bayer CropScience fungicide is being pressed into service against sudden death syndrome (SDS) in Canadian soybeans. Bayer on Monday launched a new soybean seed treatment dubbed ILeVO, a suspension containing its Group 7 fungicide fluopyram at a rate of 600 grams per litre. ILeVO will be the first soybean seed treatment registered for use […] Read more

Markets

USDA boosts crop yield forecast

By GFM Network News November 9, 2016

Washington/Reuters – The U.S. Agriculture Department raised its already record-high forecast for U.S. corn and soybean harvests Nov.9, with gains keyed by increased yield estimates in major production states such as Iowa, Minnesota and Ohio. The bumper harvest will leave a larger-than-expected stockpile of both commodities even with increased usage forecasts, the government said in […] Read more

Columns, Crops

A feverish harvest week

Harvest is a literal and figurative time of year for a farmer with extra stress

By Toban Dyck November 2, 2016

The harvest started in a fever. We bit into the soybeans the day before my parents were scheduled to move from the farmhouse they’ve lived in for more than 30 years to a new house in town. The movers were booked. The soybeans were ready to harvest. The moisture was perfect, the sample was clean, […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola faces supply questions

By GFM Network News October 26, 2016

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts moved higher during the week ended Wednesday, as persistent weather problems in Western Canada and gains in world vegetable oil markets provided support. “The most important variable for the canola market is trends in the global vegetable oil markets,” said Mike Jubinville of ProFarmer Canada, noting tight […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola watches weather amid uptick in price

By GFM Network News October 19, 2016

CNS Canada –– Canola futures burst through the psychologically-important $500 per tonne mark during the week ended Wednesday, but now face a critical juncture as weather and time will dictate how much of the remaining crop farmers can get off before winter. “Harvest prospects don’t look that great right now as it doesn’t dry up […] Read more

Flexxifinger's header attachment is designed to hold down soybean rows while winter wheat is harvested in the same field, without damaging the bean crop.

Machinery

Attachment sorts intercropped plants for harvesting

New product from Flexxifinger allows for easier harvesting in intercropped fields

By Scott Garvey August 31, 2016

Proponents of intercropping (growing two or more crops in the same field simultaneously) claim that system allows for a significant reduction in the typical input costs associated with controlling pest and disease problems in a monoculture environment, and it can significantly boost field yields at the same time. But there are obvious hurdles to overcome […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Soybeans

Soybeans trip up top traders, prompt rare offer to U.S. farmers

By GFM Network News August 24, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — Two of the world’s biggest agricultural trading houses bungled crop sales they made on behalf of U.S. farmers this year because of what one described as “unique” price moves for soybeans, prompting both to take rare steps to keep disgruntled customers. Every year, hundreds of U.S. farmers trust major grain traders, […] Read more

Daily Network News

Complexity of being a woman in farming can lead to mental, physical health risks

Federal gov. funds youth employment in agriculture, agri-food

Pulse Weekly: StatCan projects fewer pea and lentil acres

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Can you skip inoculant?

Top three marketing resolutions for 2017

ICE weekly outlook: Canola watching South America

First soy seed treatment cleared against SDS

USDA boosts crop yield forecast

A feverish harvest week

ICE weekly outlook: Canola faces supply questions

ICE weekly outlook: Canola watches weather amid uptick in price

Attachment sorts intercropped plants for harvesting

Soybeans trip up top traders, prompt rare offer to U.S. farmers

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